Ayston
Sign in to saveAyston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is about one mile (1.6 km) north-west of Uppingham, close to the junction of the A47 and A6003. The population of the village was less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of Ridlington. The placename means Aethelstan's farm or settlement; the estate was granted to Aethelstan, a minister of Edward the Confessor, in 1046.
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Ayston
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary the Virgin, Ayston, Rutland by-Kate-Jewell.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary the Virgin's Church, Ayston
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 1.41
- UK place.population
- 46
- UK place.population_ref
- 2001 Census
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SK860010
- UK place.label_position
- top
- UK place.post_town
- OAKHAM
- UK place.postcode_area
- LE
- UK place.postcode_district
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Rutland
- Population
- +40
- Area
- +1.41
- Image
- St Mary the Virgin, Ayston, Rutland by-Kate-Jewell.jpg
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Article
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- Ayston Hall
- See also
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Ayston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is about one mile (1.6 km) north-west of Uppingham, close to the junction of the A47 and A6003. The population of the village was less than 100 at the 2011 census and is included in the civil parish of Ridlington. The placename means Aethelstan's farm or settlement; the estate was granted to Aethelstan, a minister of Edward the Confessor, in 1046.
thumb|Houses in Ayston Ayston is part of Braunston & Belton ward which has one councillor on Rutland County Council.